EP 3913129 A1 20211124 - LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPARATUS HAVING AN INDUCTION HEATER
Title (en)
LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPARATUS HAVING AN INDUCTION HEATER
Title (de)
WÄSCHEBEHANDLUNGSVORRICHTUNG MIT EINEM INDUKTIONSMODUL
Title (fr)
APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT DE LINGE AVEC UN MODULE À INDUCTION
Publication
Application
Priority
- KR 20170101338 A 20170809
- EP 18188259 A 20180809
Abstract (en)
Disclosed is a laundry treatment apparatus configured to directly heat via an induction module a drum containing laundry therein. The laundry treatment apparatus comprising: a tub (20); a drum (30) configured to rotate within the tub (20) and to contain laundry therein, the drum being formed of a metallic material; and an induction module (70) provided at an outer surface of the tub (20) and configured to heat the drum via induction using a magnetic field generated by applying current to a coil (71) formed by a wire (76) that is wound within the induction module (70), wherein the induction module comprises a base housing (74) configured to accommodate the coil (71) therein, the base housing (74) being mounted on the outer surface of the tub (20), and wherein the coil (71) is formed with the wire (76) being wound around within the base housing (74), and comprising straight portions and curved portions, with a first radius of curvature of an inner coil portion of the curved portion of the coil being the same as a second radius of curvature of an outer coil portion of the curved portion of the coil.
IPC 8 full level
D06F 39/04 (2006.01); D06F 58/26 (2006.01); D06F 103/52 (2020.01); D06F 105/28 (2020.01)
CPC (source: CN EP KR US)
D06F 37/267 (2013.01 - US); D06F 39/04 (2013.01 - CN EP KR US); D06F 58/26 (2013.01 - CN EP KR US); H05B 6/102 (2013.01 - KR US); H05B 6/108 (2013.01 - KR US); H05B 6/36 (2013.01 - CN); D06F 23/04 (2013.01 - US); D06F 34/24 (2020.02 - KR US); D06F 37/12 (2013.01 - US); D06F 2103/52 (2020.02 - KR US); D06F 2105/28 (2020.02 - KR US)
Citation (applicant)
- JP 2001070689 A 20010321 - MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP
- KR 100922986 B1 20091022 - YOON TAE SO [KR], et al
Citation (search report)
- [A] EP 1914339 A1 20080423 - ELECTROLUX HOME PROD CORP [BE]
- [A] EP 2400052 A1 20111228 - VESTEL BEYAZ ESYA SANAYI VE TICARET AS [TR]
- [A] DE 102016110859 B3 20170622 - MIELE & CIE [DE]
- [A] US 4181846 A 19800101 - CUNNINGHAM RONALD J [US]
- [A] EP 2424329 A2 20120229 - HERMANN GESMBH W [AT]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 3441517 A1 20190213; EP 3441517 B1 20210331; AU 2019312559 A1 20200227; AU 2019312559 B2 20210610; AU 2021229242 A1 20211007; AU 2021229242 B2 20230406; AU 2023204381 A1 20230803; CN 110820253 A 20200221; CN 110820253 B 20221004; CN 115323725 A 20221111; CN 115341369 A 20221115; CN 115387090 A 20221125; EP 3608467 A1 20200212; EP 3608467 B1 20240110; EP 3913129 A1 20211124; EP 3913129 B1 20241002; EP 4130372 A1 20230208; KR 102661563 B1 20240430; KR 20190016926 A 20190219; US 10876247 B2 20201229; US 11136707 B2 20211005; US 12091805 B2 20240917; US 2019048510 A1 20190214; US 2020048816 A1 20200213; US 2021395936 A1 20211223; WO 2019031887 A1 20190214; WO 2020032416 A1 20200213
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 18188259 A 20180809; AU 2019312559 A 20190717; AU 2021229242 A 20210910; AU 2023204381 A 20230706; CN 201910735714 A 20190809; CN 202211139501 A 20190809; CN 202211139784 A 20190809; CN 202211139922 A 20190809; EP 19189794 A 20190802; EP 21164274 A 20180809; EP 22191375 A 20190802; KR 2018009125 W 20180809; KR 20180093286 A 20180809; KR 2019008839 W 20190717; US 201816059289 A 20180809; US 201916537148 A 20190809; US 202117465313 A 20210902